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Evander Holyfield vs Sherman Williams — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Evander Holyfield

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Sherman Williams

Evander Holyfield (44-10-2) and Sherman Williams (40-15-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Holyfield

44

Wins29 KO · 66%

10

Losses

2

Draws57 tracked bouts

Williams

40

Wins22 KO · 55%

15

Losses

2

Draws58 tracked bouts

Head to Head

1 meeting, no decision

Evander Holyfield and Sherman Williams have met 1 time; 1 meeting, no decision.

Evander Holyfield and Sherman Williams have met 1 time; 1 meeting, no decision.
Met2011Jan 22Series
Evander HolyfieldFighter ANCNo decision0–0W–L
Sherman WilliamsFighter BNCNo decision0–0W–L
ResultNCR31Meeting

The Numbers

Holyfield 6 · Williams 2 of 8 measurable rows
HolyfieldWilliams
Record
44-10-2 (edge)40-15-2
Win %0–100%
80.4% (edge)
71.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
22
KO rate0–100%
65.91% (edge)
55%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
66% (edge)
55%
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 11
11 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.2
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 58
57
58

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Evander Holyfield: 6′2″
Sherman Williams: No height on file
Reachnot held
Evander Holyfield: 78″
Sherman Williams: No reach on file
Age10 yrs apart
Evander Holyfield: 64
Sherman Williams: 54
Stance
Evander Holyfield: Orthodox
Sherman Williams: Orthodox

Evander Holyfield left, Sherman Williams right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Evander Holyfield44 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Evander Holyfield: 44 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (66%), 13 on the cards (30%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 66%13 on the cards 30%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Sherman Williams40 wins · from 58 tracked bouts

Sherman Williams: 40 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (55%) and 18 on the cards (45%). Counted from 58 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 55%18 on the cards 45%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Evander Holyfield 57, Sherman Williams 58 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Evander Holyfield last boxed on May 7, 2011 — 5,644 days ago. Holyfield had won once since a no contest with Sherman Williams.LLWNCW

Ibragimov Oct 2007Valuev Dec 2008Botha Apr 2010Williams Jan 2011Nielsen May 20112.2 tracked bouts per year

Sherman Williams last boxed on May 26, 2018 — 3,068 days ago. Williams had won three straight since losing a decision to Christian Hammer.WLWWW

Banquez Dec 2014Hammer Aug 2015Woods Apr 2016Osorio Dec 2016Mendoza May 20182.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Evander Holyfield and Sherman Williams ever fought each other?
Yes. Evander Holyfield and Sherman Williams met once on January 22, 2011, and the bout produced no decision by NC in round 3.
The meeting

NCJan 22, 2011 · No decision · NC R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Holyfield or Williams?
Evander Holyfield is 44-10-2 and Sherman Williams is 40-15-2. Evander Holyfield has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Holyfield44–10–280.4%

Williams40–15–271.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Holyfield or Williams?
Evander Holyfield has 29 knockout wins and Sherman Williams has 22. Evander Holyfield has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Holyfield2965.9%

Williams2255%

The Numbers ↓
Do Holyfield and Williams have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Evander Holyfield and Sherman Williams have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holyfield and Williams?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Evander Holyfield and 58 bouts tracked for Sherman Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Holyfield57bouts

Williams58bouts

How They Win ↓

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